Anyone to Dinner

Off the cuff, Barack Obama

because he just knows so much

but then, I wanna trade jokes with the Dalai Lama

and tell him the one about the leopard and the nun

MLK would just be depressed at how far we have to go

and what could I tell Jesus that He don't already know?

If I could ask anyone to dinner

and be certain they'd say yes

the guest list is right there in the mirror

and maybe we could finally connect

Maybe a baby Mussolini

to alter history by showing him some love

Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, or McCartney

just playing our guitars and getting drunk

Jefferson is brilliant, but we'd argue about the slaves

and I bet Shakespeare won’t shut up about his plays

If I could ask anyone to dinner

without selling them on my success

the guest list is right there in the mirror

and maybe we could finally connect

But why does it have to be dinner?

Couldn't it just happen anytime?

Why does my concentration splinter

when I get close to knowing my own mind?

If I could ask anyone to dinner

free of obligation to impress

the guest list is right there in the mirror

and maybe we could finally connect